"
my etymology.com

Etymology of the English word check

the English word check
derived from the Old French word eschec
derived from the Arabic word shah
derived from the Persian word šah

Date

The earliest known usage of check in English dates from the 14th century.

Derivations in English

cheque, checkable, checkmark, checkpoint, checkrein, checkweighman, checkwriter, countercheck, hatcheck, overcheck, paycheck, pincheck, checkbook, checklist, checkroom, checkrow, sidecheck, checkup, checkout, checkoff, checkback, checked, checking

Derivations in other languages

French chèque, Portuguese cheque, Romanian cec

Cognates

French cheque, Lithuanian čekis, Polish czek, Russian чек

Usage

Word found in Modern English



Comments

No comments yet

Post a comment

*Name:
Email:
*Text:

Completeness rating

25 out of 100

Share and enjoy


© 2008 myetymology.com - the etymology of all words